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One computer will not log me into one site.

stepmar

Posted 26 June 2006 - 04:27 PM

stepmar

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Both of my computers run XP Home. They sit about 4 ft. apart. Both on the same cable modem . I recently joined a message board that only one computer will log me into. One computer will pull up the site and when I try to log in I get "Invalid user name/Invalid password. I have tried IE, Firefox, and even added Avant just to see if it would work. I tried turning off the firewall and that did not work. This has been going on for about a week now.

I can move to the other chair use the same user name and password and I am in first time everytime.

I sure would appreciate any help or ideas on what the problem may be. I know I must be overlooking something.

I am new here and want to say Hello to everyone. And thanks for letting me join.

wannabe1

Posted 26 June 2006 - 04:58 PM

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Hello stepmar...

Are the Security settings properly configured in Internet Options?

Open Control Panel and double click on the Internet Options icon. Under the Security tab, click on the "Internet" icon, set the "Security Level" slider to Medium, and click on the "Custom Level" button. Configure the settings here using This Guide for each of the Security Zones listed in the guide.

stepmar

Posted 26 June 2006 - 05:14 PM

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The "Security Level" is at medium. Looking at the guide I don't see anything I need to change. But I know I do need to change something. When my wife gets here I will have her read down the guide while I check each one.
I will come back later and let you know what I found.

stepmar

Posted 27 June 2006 - 09:50 AM

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It says it has the latest update 7. So I tried it again. And this is what I got.

vBulletin Message

You have entered an invalid username or password. Please press the back button, enter the correct details and try again. Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Click here!

You have used 1 out of 5 login attempts. After all 5 have been used, you will be unable to login for 15 minutes.

wannabe1

Posted 27 June 2006 - 12:53 PM

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Try emptying the temporary internet files and the Prefetch Folder.

Open Internet Explorer and click on "Tools" then on "Internet Options". The option to delete cookies and temporary internet files should be available under the "General" tab. Delete both the cookies and the temp files.

Click Start, then Run, type prefetch and click "Ok". In the window that opens, click on "Edit" in the toolbar and choose "Select All". Press the "Delete" key. Close all open windows and reboot. (Note: it may take as many as 4 reboot cycles for the Prefetch folder to repopulate with new files...startup may be slightly slower until the folder is completely repopulated.)